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Amber Davies throws theatregoer out mid-performance for filming: ‘It’s ruined the morale’

The ‘Legally Blonde’ star has issued a warning for fans thinking of breaking theatre rules

The Independent UK

‘Bored? You’re never good enough to get bored!’ Oscar-winner Helen Hunt on great roles, unruly audiences and her RSC debut

The formidable actor talks about the challenge of finding meaty characters, tough times in the US – and co-starring with her dad’s hero Kenneth Branagh in The Cherry Orchard

The Guardian - UK

3 new to Netflix thriller movies to stream this week — including a Christopher Nolan psychological mystery with a mind-bending twist (July 2-8)

Netflix just added three of the best thrillers of the 21st century, including top movies from Christopher Nolan and David Fincher.

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The best theatre to stream this month: all rise for Rosamund Pike’s Inter Alia

The star delivers a breathtaking performance in Suzie Miller’s play about a judge under pressure, while Paddington gets everyone singing and Peter Shaffer’s Black Comedy is back

The Guardian - UK

Stephen Mangan blasts 'eye-wateringly expensive' West End theatre tickets: 'Playground for rich people'

The Green Wing star, 58, once berated an audience member for putting their feet on the stage

Evening Standard

Stephen Mangan adds to theatre etiquette debate after Rosamund Pike controversy

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The Independent UK

Stephen Mangan: ‘I kicked a theatregoer’s feet off the stage’

Actor recalled the incident just weeks after Rosamund Pike made headlines for her own experiences of bad audience behaviour

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Choose Your Fighter: Rosamund Pike or Patti LuPone Yelling at Bad Theatre Etiquette

Theatre etiquette — and the conversation around it — continues to consume us. Whether its texting, talking, or taking photos and videos, the habits have permeated through to movies and live performances in the post-COVID landscape. Actress Rosamund Pike has been thrown into that orbit in recent weeks, after she…

The Mary Sue

Rosamund Pike keeps cool after phone alarm interrupts performance

Disruption during performance of Inter Alia comes weeks after Pike berated audience member for texting during play

The Guardian - UK

Not again! Rosamund Pike shoots London theatregoer an icy glare after phone alarm left ringing

The disruption happened during Saturday afternoon’s performance of Inter Alia

Evening Standard

Should you send that midnight text? 11 essential rules for phone etiquette

What about using voice notes, or calling someone totally unannounced? Experts give their verdict on how to use your phone without causing offence

The Guardian - UK

Was Rosamund Pike right to call out a theatre-goer for using their phone?

Rosamund Pike sparked debate after she called out an audience member for texting during a performance of Inter Alia in the West End.

The Independent UK

Hey! You in the stalls! Put that phone away and surrender to the art

As Rosamund Pike found out recently on stage, many people now experience the arts simply as content to be documented for likes and shares, says Guardian arts and culture correspondent Nadia Khomami

The Guardian - UK

When fellow theatregoers caused a ruckus

Letters: Readers respond to Polly Hudson’s article about unsocial behaviour in theatres, following the actor Rosamund Pike calling out an audience member for texting during her play Inter Alia

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Digested week: a hen party at the Rocky Horror Show ruffles a few feathers

Plus, Anne Hathaway shoots from the hip for Arsenal and Rosamund Pike calls out theatregoer for texting during show

The Guardian - UK

Theatregoers to face phone ‘ban’ when Broadway’s Liberation comes to London

New York audiences were asked to put phones in sealed pouches, and producer says she hopes to do the same in UK

The Guardian - UK

It’s not just Rosamund Pike who struggles with badly behaved theatre-goers. I was nearly beaten up by a hen party

They text, they chat, they throw popcorn: some people would rather do anything than just sit and watch a show. And my friend and I have the mental scars to prove it, writes Polly Hudson

The Independent UK

Top theatre director calls for phone ban after Rosamund Pike tells off fan: ‘It’s incredibly rude’

‘Inter Alia’ star Pike sparked a lively debate about phone etiquette after she told off an audience member who was texting during her performance

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The Independent UK

Voices: ‘Rosamund Pike was unprofessional’: Readers split over theatre texting call-out

YOUR VIEWS: The actor and producer’s decision to call out a texting audience member during a performance has split readers between those backing her defence of theatre etiquette and those who say she went too far

The Guardian - UK

Rosamund Pike criticises audience member for texting during West End play

Actor tells theatregoers she hoped message was ‘very important’ after final bows of Inter Alia performance

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Rosamund Pike scolds theatregoer for texting during play

Actress Rosamund Pike has scolded a member of the audience for texting on their phone while she was on stage performing in London's West End.

Evening Standard

Rosamund Pike slams audience member for texting during West End show

The actor joins a long list of thespians calling for better theatre etiquette during live performances

The Independent UK

Rosamund Pike tells off audience member for behaviour during show

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The Independent UK

Rosamund Pike calls out audience member for texting during show: ‘You know who you are’

The actor and producer returned to stage to remind people to stay off their phones

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